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ReviewReviews in cardiovascular medicine2025

Cytokines are the Basis of the Development and Suppression of Inflammation in Atherosclerosis.

Alexander V Blagov, Alexey V Churov, Irina A Starodubtseva, Tatiana I Kovyanova, Tamara B Pecherina, Vasily N Sukhorukov

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Review in Reviews in cardiovascular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Genes · 2026
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  2. Anti-Inflammatory Interleukins in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Alexander V BlagovInstitute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, 125315 Moscow, Russia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1372-9477
Alexey V ChurovInstitute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, 125315 Moscow, Russia.
Irina A StarodubtsevaDepartment of Polyclinic Therapy, NN Burdenko Voronezh State Medical University, 394036 Voronezh, Russia.
Tatiana I KovyanovaInstitute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, 125315 Moscow, Russia.
Tamara B PecherinaLaboratory for Cardiac Fibrosis, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia.
Vasily N SukhorukovInstitute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, 125315 Moscow, Russia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases continue to be the primary cause of mortality in industrialised countries, and atherosclerosis plays a role in their development. A persistent inflammatory condition affecting big and medium-sized arteries is known as atherosclerosis. It is brought on by dyslipidemia and is facilitated by the immune system's innate and adaptive components. At every stage of the progression of atherosclerosis, inflammation plays a crucial role. It has been demonstrated that soluble factors, or cytokines, activate cells involved in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and have a significant impact on disease progression. Anti-inflammatory cytokines (such as interleukin (IL)-5 and IL-13) mitigate atherosclerosis, whereas pro-inflammatory cytokines (such as IL-1, IL-6) quicken the disease's course. Of interest is the fact that a number of cytokines can exhibit both atherogenic and atheroprotective properties, which is the topic of study and discussion in this review. This review provides a comparative analysis of the functions of the main cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Their functional relationships with each other are also shown. In addition, potential therapeutic strategies targeting these cytokines for the treatment of atherosclerosis are proposed, with an emphasis on recent clinical research in this area.

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atherosclerosiscytokinescytokines in atherosclerosiscytokine-targeted therapy

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PMCPMC11951496

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